The Most Popular Baby Names in UK for 2022 are Revealed

Jill Holtz

August 14, 2022

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We love a good baby names list, either to help inspire parents-to-be and parents, or to see what number their baby’s name is at on the list. BabyCentre.co.uk has just revealed the top 100 baby names for 2022 so far.

Read on to find out the top baby names in UK this year!

Most Popular Baby Names in the UK

In the boys’ chart, Muhammad and Noah are #1 and #2 respectively, while Jack jumped up six places to take third place from Oliver which dropped to the number six spot. Freddie and Harry fell from the top 10 to make room for new entries Ethan and Oscar at numbers eight and nine.

For girls baby names, Lily is back at number one, Sophia stays at second place, with Olivia dropping down to number three. Aria and Ivy were new entries at numbers eight and nine, with Ella and Rosie dropping out of the top 10.

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Impact of the Royal Jubilee

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has had some impact with Elizabeth moving up two places in the top 100, while Charlotte hopped up four places to number 30 and Lottie jumped up 14 places to number 52.

George stayed in the top 10, while William climbed 12 places from 41 to 29, and Louie/Louis also remained in the top 30. Harry, Meghan, Kate, and Catherine all continue to be popular.

Most Popular Names for Boys

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  1. Muhammad
  2. Noah
  3. Jack
  4. Theo
  5. Leo
  6. Oliver
  7. George
  8. Ethan
  9. Oscar
  10. Arthur
  11. Charlie
  12. Freddie
  13. Harry
  14. Zayn
  15. Alfie
  16. Finley
  17. Henry
  18. Luca
  19. Thomas
  20. Aiden
  21. Archie
  22. Teddy
  23. Lucas
  24. Ryan
  25. Kai
  26. Liam
  27. Jaxon
  28. Louie
  29. William
  30. Jacob
  31. Ali
  32. Caleb
  33. Isaac
  34. Joshua
  35. Jude
  36. James
  37. Jayden
  38. Adam
  39. Arlo
  40. Daniel
  41. Elijah
  42. Max
  43. Tommy
  44. Ezra
  45. Mason
  46. Theodore
  47. Roman
  48. Dylan
  49. Reuben
  50. Albie

You can find the full top 100 boys baby names on the Babycentre website.

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Most Popular Names for Girls

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  1. Lily
  2. Sophia
  3. Olivia
  4. Amelia
  5. Ava
  6. Isla
  7. Freya
  8. Aria
  9. Ivy
  10. Mia
  11. Elsie
  12. Emily
  13. Ella
  14. Grace
  15. Isabella
  16. Evie
  17. Hannah
  18. Luna
  19. Maya
  20. Daisy
  21. Zoe
  22. Millie
  23. Rosie
  24. Layla
  25. Isabelle
  26. Zara
  27. Fatima
  28. Harper
  29. Nur
  30. Charlotte
  31. Esme
  32. Florence
  33. Maryam
  34. Poppy
  35. Sienna
  36. Sophie
  37. Aisha
  38. Emilia
  39. Willow
  40. Emma
  41. Evelyn
  42. Eliana
  43. Maisie
  44. Alice
  45. Chloe
  46. Erin
  47. Hallie
  48. Mila
  49. Phoebe
  50. Lyla

New Baby Name Entrants to the Top 100

For boys names, there were some new entrants to the top 100:

  • Syed
  • Zion
  • Seth
  • Aaron
  • Junior
  • Oakley
  • Mateo
  • Brodie
  • Abdullah
  • Kayden
  • Elliot
  • Ahmad
  • Kian

While for girls, new entrants included:

  • Aisha
  • Maddison
  • Aaliyah
  • Nova
  • Amaya
  • Talia
  • Annabelle
  • Margot
  • Raya
  • Nina
  • Nora
  • Anaya
The Most Popular Baby Names in UK for 2022 are Revealed

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Published On: August 14th, 2022 / Categories: For Parents / Last Updated: August 19th, 2022 / Tags: /

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Jill is one of the co-founders of Mykidstime and a mum of 2 girls

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